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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think GBRS and school submitted samples play a very important role. Dare I say more important than Cogat it seems! [/quote]

I agree, but I think it's absurd.  Good work samples are more likely to show high executive function than high intelligence.  Likewise, there are many things that bias GBRS.  The system is set up to select upper middle class, above average kids who are somewhat advanced.  This is actually a good fit for the program, since AAP itself best serves exactly those kids.  It's weird, though, that a program that is supposed to serve gifted kids fails to identify a bunch of them, and then falls far short of serving their needs when they are in the program.  It's also odd that the schools keep harping about the achievement gap, but then continue changing AAP admissions in a way that is likely to admit even more already privileged kids.[/quote]

Problem is that CogAT is not the best measure of identifying gifted child either.  None of the measures are perfect anyways.  CogAT can be easily prepped and kids in 120's can be easily prepped to get 130's.  [/quote]

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